cbe report final_hr - Haliburton County Community Cooperative Inc

Red Cross Outpost museum opened at the original site August 15, 1992 - 2010
• American Molbdenites Ltd. Located on the south side of Fleming Rd. about a half
mile down form the present Firehall. Work started on the mine in 1917. 900 tons of
Ore was minded but only 86 tons was shipped to the Dept. of Mines in Ottawa and
Renfree. About 320lbs of Molybdenite was produced. The ore was very poor grade
which explains why it is known as the White Elephant Mine. The mine closed in
1921. (Monmouth Township 1981)
• Nuage Uranium Mine opened in 1950. It was a small pilot mill. The uranium tested
proved to be of inferior grade and did didn’t not merit further investment so the
mine was closed. Recently (1981) there has been a renewed interest shown in the
commodity and future investigation could prove profitable. (Monmouth Township
1981)
• Rockhounding around Wilberforce is famous for some fine crystal specimens. The
largest uraninite was found here in the Fission Uranium Mine in the 194os and was
donated to the Royal Ontario Museum. George Earle has on his property a rare
mineral called Fluor-Richterite. Some of the apatite crystals found here have been
cut into a nice gemstone and are marketed under the name Trilliumite. Other gem
stone materials from the area include blue sodalite, yellow cancrinite, (some of
these specimens are mixed together making it possible to cut a nice blue and
yellow gemstone) peristerite and labradorite. These last two have a nice blue flash
when they are cut correctly. There are many other minerals and rocks in the area,
which can also be cut into fine gemstones. There are more than sixty collectible
minerals in Wilberforce and the surrounding area. (Monmouth Township 1981)
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